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It should be noted that the the 1930, 1931 and 1933 Yankees each had nine Hall of Famers, and despite this, (and, in 1931 and 1933, being managed by a Hall of Famer as well), didn’t even win the pennant.

1931: Dickey, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Combs, Ruth, Joe Sewell (!), Ruffing, Gomes, Pennock and managed by Joe McCarthy. They finished 2nd…13.5 games behind the Athletics mentioned above, who lost the Series to the Cards.

Imagine that, six Hall of Famers in the starting lineup, seven when Gomez, Ruffing, or Pennock started, 81 out of 154 games, and still, they weren’t even close to the A’s for the pennant, much less winning the Series. Even with McCarthy in charge.

1933: Dickey, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Combs, Ruth, Sewell, all Hall of Famers, in the lineup, along with Frankie Crosetti in his 2nd season, a young Dixie Walker on the bench, Hall of Famers Ruffing and Gomez in the rotation, Hall of Famer Pennock in the bullpen, Hall of Famer McCarthy managing…